Android v0.6

Control your Bose headphones — no app, no cloud, no account.

Native clients for direct BMAP protocol control over Bluetooth RFCOMM.

Downloads

Platform	File
Android 8.0+	quietrebellion-<version>.apk
Windows 10+ (x64)	quietrebellion-<version>-win-x64.exe

Requirements

Bose QC Ultra Headphones 2 (Bluetooth paired)
The official Bose app must not be running.

What you can control

Noise cancellation (ANC 0–10) + Auto-ANC toggle
Audio mode (Quiet / Aware / Immersion / Cinema / custom slots)
3-band EQ (Bass / Mid / Treble, –10 to +10)
Spatial audio (off / room / head)
Wind block
Multipoint connection + device switching (device names from headphone memory)
Auto Play/Pause (pause on ear removal)
Auto-answer calls
Power Off
Enter Bluetooth Pairing Mode

What's new in 0.6

✨ New

• Improved Multipoint audio source switching.
• The app now checks whether switching is currently available before offering it.
• Devices that cannot be switched to right now are shown disabled instead of failing blindly.

🔧 Improvements

• Added automatic retry logic for source switching for about 2 seconds.
• Clearer hints explain when to start playback on the target device for best results.
• Better handling of the brief firmware timing window required for Bose Multipoint routing.

✅ Fixes

• Fewer failed switch attempts when the target device becomes available only momentarily.
• More helpful error messages when source switching is unavailable.

📝 Notes

• To switch reliably, start playback on the target device and tap Switch immediately.

What's new in 0.5

✨ New

• Added Auto-Reconnect for unexpected Bluetooth disconnects.
• Implemented a conservative retry strategy:
  • first retry after ~2 seconds
  • second retry after ~10 seconds
• Prevented auto-reconnect after intentional disconnect actions (Power Off / Pairing Mode).

🔧 Improvements

• Improved handling of Bluetooth connection-drop errors.
• Better user-facing error messages for lost connections.
• More robust connection cleanup when disconnects happen during command execution.

What's new in 0.4

✅ Fixes & Improvements

• Removed the non-functional Auto-ANC toggle (firmware rejects autoCnc=1; manual ANC level control is unaffected).
• Switching listening mode now updates ANC level, Spatial Audio, and Wind Block in ~400 ms (down from ~3 s).
• Toggles (Spatial Audio, Wind Block, EQ, Sidetone, Multipoint, Auto Play/Pause, Auto Answer) no longer trigger a full device re-read, so UI response is immediate.
• Fixed a Bluetooth socket leak when initial state fetch failed right after connecting.
• Fixed listening mode list flicker/rebuild during the 15 s background poll when modes were unchanged.
• Removed dead code (ButtonConfig and button-address constant; button remapping still requires Bose cloud auth).
• Added app icon for F-Droid listing.

📝 Docs

• Updated project docs and architecture notes for clarity (authentication flow and supported-device documentation).

What's new in 0.3

✨ New

• Added two built-in themes: Fresh & Clean and Monochrome, each in Light and Dark.
• Added Material You support on Android 12+ so colours follow your wallpaper.
• Added a theme picker in Settings with live colour previews.
• Switched the UI to DM Sans variable font and polished EQ curve / band labels.

What's new in 0.2

✨ New

• ANC slider: higher = more noise cancellation (inverted from 0.1).
• Manual ANC changes outside a saved mode now show as Custom.
• Now Playing shows the current streaming device name in status.
• Added a persistent notification with:
  • ANC toggle
  • mode switch
  • Power Off
• Mode cycling in the notification uses your ★ favourites.

Install

Android: Download the APK and install directly (adb install or sideload). Pair your headphones in Android Bluetooth settings first.

Windows: Download the .exe and run it. Requires .NET 7 Desktop Runtime (free, ~50 MB, one-time install).

⚠️ Beta

Core features work. Expect rough edges.